Modern Defense

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chess opening
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Robatsch Defense
gptkbp:category open game
semi-open game
gptkbp:characteristic hypermodern opening
gptkbp:chessOpeningFamily hypermodern openings
gptkbp:date 20th century
gptkbp:ECOCode B06
gptkbp:FEN_example rnbqkbnr/pppppp1p/6p1/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 1
gptkbp:firstBook 1.d4 g6
1.e4 g6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Modern Defense
gptkbp:mainLine 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
gptkbp:namedAfter Karl Robatsch
gptkbp:notableGame Fischer vs. Larsen, Portoroz 1958
Korchnoi vs. Kasparov, London 1983
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:Bent_Larsen
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:King's_Indian_Defense
gptkb:English_Opening
gptkb:Pirc_Defense
gptkb:Grünfeld_Defense
Alekhine's Defense
gptkbp:strategy Black allows White to occupy the center
Black attacks the center from a distance
gptkbp:theory gptkb:music
flexible
less common at top level
gptkbp:transferredTo gptkb:King's_Indian_Defense
gptkb:Pirc_Defense
gptkb:Grünfeld_Defense
gptkbp:typicalMove ...Bg7
...d6
...Nf6
gptkbp:usedIn blitz chess
classical chess
rapid chess
gptkbp:variant gptkb:King's_Indian_Attack
Averbakh System
Gurgenidze System
Norwegian Defense
Three Pawns Attack
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Duncan_Suttles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7